The FCC has announced two significant regulatory actions aimed at enhancing the security of telecommunications equipment and networks against foreign threats. The first involves a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies license holders vulnerable to foreign adversary control. The second NPRM extends the oversight to testing labs and certification bodies, ensuring they align with national security standards. This move aims to prevent foreign entities, particularly those with ties to adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party, from compromising U.S. telecommunications integrity.
While the agency has in recent years barred entities on the FCC's Covered List from having their devices approved for use in the U.S. due to determinations that such devices pose national security risks, these new rules ensure that the accreditation and certification bodies and test labs are themselves not untrustworthy actors.
FCC reviews conclude that a number of labs potentially have deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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